“…35 Cicatricial trachoma was studied in an investigation referring to a surgical technique for the correction of entropion and trichiasis. 36 Available information about morbidity and mortality reveals a high incidence of respiratory 6 and acute gastrointestinal infections, 7,8 malaria, 4,8,9 tuberculosis, 4,9,10,11 sexually transmitted diseases 12 , malnutrition 4,13,14 and diseases that can be prevented by vaccination. 4,7 Arterial hypertension, diabetes, alcoholism, depression and suicide are increasingly more frequent problems in various communities.…”